English
hiam
Hiam comes from Hokkien 薟／莶 ‘spicy’.
- Hokkienmodern薟／莶hiam‘spicy’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011hiam
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hokkienmodern薟／莶hiam‘spicy’
- Englishearliest quotation 2011hiam
Earliest quotation: 2011, Aug, STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!: “At best, it was just so-so – nothing like…”
Every English word from Hokkien 薟／莶
Today it means
adj hot and spicy.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hokkien 薟／莶 / hiam